Jain Legend Vol 2

Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana

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kingdom extended from Uttar Prade a to Turkistan. So they evolved a strategy and led a campaign from Madhya Prade a to Bundelkhand, subjugating and annexing the border areas of the Ku a Kingdom on the way. Bh ra ivas waged wars with great four and formulated skillful military strategies. Thus the death-knell of the Ku a Kingdom started in the very regime of Huvi ka.
Vi ka, the Ku
a king
After the death of Huvi ka in V.N.Y 665, his son V i ka inherited an empire which was weak and declining. Vi ka built a city in Kashmir in the memory of his late father and named it as Huvi kapur. His reign extended from V.N. 665 to 679, i.e. A.D. 138 to 152.
An assault by Bh ra ivas on Ku
as
During the regime of V i ka, the Bh ra iva N ga, under the able leadership of Nava N ga, attacked the Ku a kingdom with a huge army and fought with great velour to regain their lost territories. Putting an end to the reign of the Ku a dynasty in many places of Uttar Prade a, ultimately in V.N. 674, i.e., 147 A.D., Nava N ga reclaimed control over K ntipur, their lost homeland and re-established his authority over it.
After re-establishing his authority over Kantipuri, Nava N ga, the first Bh ra iva king of the N ga Dynasty in order to annihilate the power of Ku as, gave protection to the tribal confederations like Madrakas, Yaudheyas, M lwas, etc., who aspired for a Republican status. With the military aid of , these confederations gained momentum and revolted against the Kuas. The Ku as could not withstand the lightening attacks of Nava N ga, Madraka, M lawa, Yaudheya, et al, and the Ku a kingdom started shrinking gradually.
Ku
a king V sudeva
After the demise of V i ka in V.N. 669, his son V sudeva ascended the
Navn ga, the king of K ntipur spent the rest of his life waging wars against V sudeva. After the death of Nava N ga in V.N. 697, (A.D. 170), his son Virasena ascended the throne and immediately started
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